Scott Fitzgerald states this quotation through Nick Carraway's narration in The Great Gatsby. ... Although his honesty is an important aspect of Nick's speech, his straightforward storytelling is his most defining quality, "I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon; so everything that happened has a dim, hazy cast over it" (Fitzgerald 29). In this quotation, Nick clearly explains why the following account in the Plaza Hotel is blurred and confusing. ...

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This quotation can be combined which another that says, "Generations do not cease to be born.... He is writing it on a particularly important day in racial history, the 100th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation in which US President Abraham Lincoln declared that black slaves were now legally free. ...

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In his book, Zinn supplies countless primary source documents and quotations that compliment and support his contentions. ... I believe that it is important for all Americans to read A People's History of the United States, even if their views conflict with the author's. ...

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Proud soldiers united by a common goal fought the American Revolution. Weary souls left their families in order to live and die for one word, "freedom." The war was won and freedom gained. At least this is what all of the textbooks tend to tell eager students thirsty for knowledge about the history...

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